Bourbon vanilla & white chocolate croissants

Vanilla is the queen of spices, and Bourbon vanilla is the mark of nobility. In this recipe, we use not just a simple flavouring, but the true, deep, floral character of vanilla, paired with the buttery sweetness of white chocolate. An elegant, fragrant pastry where the neutrality of puff pastry allows the perfumed nature of the filling to shine.
🕒 Prep Time 20 mins
🍳 Cook Time 18 mins
Total Time 38 mins
🍽️ Servings 6 servings
🔥 Calories 460 kcal
🌍 Cuisine French

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Bain-marie or microwave
  • Pastry brush
  • Baking tray
  • Small whisk

Allergen Information

⚠️ Cereals containing gluten
⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Eggs

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 180°C. For filling, break white chocolate into a bowl, add cream, vanilla and butter. Melt together over steam or in microwave until you get a homogeneous cream. Refrigerate to firm up slightly so it spreads.

Tip: Vanilla aromatics dissolve best in fat, which is why we mix it into the butter-cream base (flavour binding).
2

Roll out cold dough, cut into triangles. Place a strip of vanilla cream on wide ends.

Tip: Don't coat the whole dough or it will leak. Filling should stay in the 'heart' of the dough.
3

Roll up croissants, place on tray, and brush with egg yolk diluted with milk.

Tip: Egg layer solidifies during baking and keeps moisture in dough.
4

Bake for 15-18 mins until golden brown. Once ready, dust with icing sugar.

Tip: It's baked through if the bottom is also nice and brown and the pastry feels light.

Recipe FAQ

White chocolate seized when melting.
It overheated or water got in. White chocolate is very sensitive to heat, melt carefully!
It became too sweet.
White chocolate is naturally very sweet; next time add a pinch of salt or a few drops of lemon juice for balance.

Ingredients

  • 500 g Ready-made puff pastry
  • 1 pc Egg yolk (for glazing)
  • 20 ml Milk (for glazing)
  • 50 g Butter
  • 10 ml Bourbon vanilla extract (or paste)
  • 50 g Icing sugar
  • 100 g White chocolate
  • 50 ml Double cream